Abernethy biscuits
Looking through some old recipe books
which Sheila from Eckington kindly sent me, I found a recipe for the famous
Abernethy biscuits. They were named after Dr John Abernethy, an 18th century Scottish doctor who baked biscuits with caraway seeds. These were
thought to be good for digestion. They are really an early 'digestive' biscuit
and are still popular today in Scotland. I’ve suggested an oven temperature to
the original recipe.
Abernethy biscuits
8ozs/225g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
3ozs/75g butter
3ozs/75g sugar
1 tsp caraway seeds
1 egg (beaten)
1 tbsp milk
Pre heat the oven to 375F/190C/Mark 5
Sift the flour and baking powder into a basin. Rub in the butter. Add the sugar and caraway seeds and moisten
with the beaten egg and milk until the mixture forms a stiff dough. Turn onto a
floured board and roll out thinly. Cut into rounds. Place on a greased baking
tray and prick each one with a fork. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven.
Meryl says : Whether they fix your digestion or not, these biscuits are very tasty. They'll keep
for a week in an airtight tin – that’s unless they are snapped up with a morning
coffee or afternoon tea treat! What do you think?
